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B. FISHER. BUTTON FASTENER FOR GLOVES. No. 431,340. Patented July 1,1890.

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I 3 a a F" .8 F .3. W C H I I a UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

EDIVARD FISHER, OF LONDON, ENGLAND.

BUTTON-FASTEN ER FO R G LOVES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 431,340, dated July .1,1890. Application filed March 31, 1890- Serial No. 346,040. (No model.)Patented in England September 4, 1889, No. 13,954.

.To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, EDWARD FISHER, a sub-Ject of the Queen of Great Britain, residing at 101 and 102 \VoodStreet, in the city of London, England, have invented a new and usefulImproved Construction of Button-Fasteners for Gloves, (patented in GreatBritain, No. 13,954, dated September 1t, 1889,) of which the followingis a specification.

This invention has for its object to provide a novel, strong, anddurable button-fastener for gloves; and it consists in the features ofconstruction and the combination or arrangement of devices,hereinafterdescribed and claimed, reference being made to theaccompanyin g drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a section of the cap AFig. 2, a section of the cap core or liner B; Fig. 3, a section of crownC with eyelet-ring C; Fig. 4, a section of fastening-ring D; Fig. 5, asection of all the above parts in the respective positions they occupywhen secured to the fabric E of a glove and constitute the appliance forgoing over or of being forced over the usual and well-known split studor bulb F, with wings G G, of which Fig. 6 is a side elevation and Fig.7 a plan. Fig.8 shows a broad ring II with two segmental-shaped lugs II. Fig. 9 is a sectional elevation of those appliances, showing therespective positions they occupy when secured to the outer portion of aglove, a fastening-ring corresponding to that shown at Fig. 4 being usedon the inner face of the glove-leather J to fix the appliance to theoutside of the leather. Fig. 10 represents the inner face of thefastener-ring D and the washer or disk 11, hav

ing the segmental-shaped lugs I I pressed down upon the ring D.

According to the annexed drawings the glove-fastener is of circularform; but the cap Aand cap core or liner B may be of oval or ellipticalshape, and the bulb F, which is also shown of circular shape, may, bypressing the half-cups farther apart, be of oval shape to correspond tothat of the cap and of the crown C, the lower part 0' of whichconstitutes the eyelet. Again, the stud F may be stamped or pressed witha circular bulbous head, or it may have straight vertical exterior withslits,

so that the weakenedside would yield to the strain of the eyelet whenpassed over the head of the stud, and, if desired, the cap core or linerB may be of a shape other than circular.

It will be observed by the foregoing description and by the annexeddrawings that the cap and eyelet portion of my glove-fastener iscomposed of three pieces of metal shaped to fit within or upon eachother by simply placing B into C and by burring the edge A of the pieceA over the edge of C; also, that the stud or bulb portion is composed oftwo pieces of metal, of which by a burring of the edge of the washer ordisk H over the edges of the wings G G they are attached.

In both of the above combinations it is only necessary to use a ring orwasher D over the tubular part 0 of O and another over the segmentallugs I I after those parts have been pushed through the holes preparedfor them in the wrist portion of a glove, and then by pressure swagingthe projecting ends of C and I I outward and down upon the washers D D.

It will be observed that the core-liner B is cup-shaped, and is formedintegral with an upwardly projecting inclined and splayed Wall E, theedge of which when in place bears against the corner or bend A of theturned-down flange A of the cap A, while the center cup portion of thecore-liner is in contact with the center of the cap, thereby supportingand imparting solidity to the cap at the points or parts most likely tobe injured and rendered unsightly by indentations, this liabilityarising from the extreme thinness of the metal forming the cap, whichnecessitates an unyielding and rigid internal central resisting-piece.

The construction of the cup-shaped coreliner B, with its splayed annularwall 13', is important in connection with the verticallyextending wallof the crown-piece O,for when the cap is placed in position and thecramping-tool is applied to the flange A the initial part of thecompression forms an annular shoulder in the wall of the crown-piece O,and an increase of the cramping action forces such wall still fartherinward until the pressure is exerted upon the splayed wall Bof thecoreliner B at a point between the shoulder alluded to and the neck 0 ofthe eyelet.

WVhat I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A button-fastener consisting of a split elastic head F, formedintegral with a pair of lateral wings G, the Washer or disk II, formedwith a pair of segmental lugs I, between which said Wings pass, andhaving its edge spun around beneath the end portions of the wings, thering or washer D, on which the extremities of the segmental lugs areturned, and an eyelet for engaging over the split elastic head,substantially as shown and described.

2. A button-fastener consisting of an elastic head F, and an eyelet forengaging the head, composed of the flanged cap A, the hollow crown-pieceC, having the neck C, a

washer D, engaged by the neck, and the un- 20 substantially as and forthe purposes described.

In witness whereof I have hereto signed my name, in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses, this 12th day of March, 1890.

EDWVARD FISHER. Witnesses:

WILLIAM JOHN MORE,

199 Junction R(l., Hlghgale, London, N JANE GRAY RIDGWAY,

63 Carlton Hill, LomlomN W

